The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 2026
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
6:25 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1278
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 198.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 12.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.58° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.03° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.31° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.